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CILIP LGBTQ+ x ILG Panel Event for LGBTQ+ History Month

On the 29th of February, the CILIP LGBTQ+ Network, in partnership with the Information Literacy Group, organised a panel event celebrating LGBTQ+ History month. The panel discussion provided an opportunity for speakers to highlight the role misinformation and disinformation played, and still plays a significant role in LGBTQ+ history and causes. Big changes in rights

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The logo for the LILAC 2024 conference. The logo says 2024 Leeds but the number 0 is replaced with an image of an owl. A number of Leeds Beckett University’s constituent colleges at various times during their history featured the owl as their emblem, this included the City of Leeds Training College, the original occupants of Headingley Campus. Below 2024 Leeds it says LILAC: the information literacy conference. The logo is the colour lilac.

Publishing opportunity: LILAC conference reports in the Journal of Information Literacy (JIL)

Submitted by Meg Westbury, the Managing Editor of the Journal of Information Literacy (JIL). Are you attending LILAC in April 2024?  If so, please consider submitting a conference report to the Journal of Information Literacy (JIL). JIL publishes conference reports for many different IL conferences, and LILAC is always an important one to cover! Conference

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Exciting opportunity at the Journal of Information Literacy

The Journal of Information Literacy (JIL), is looking to appoint a new Managing Editor. The Managing Editor works closely with the Editor-in-Chief to ensure the continuing success of the journal by leading the administration of the peer review process, coordinating publication schedules, and managing the operations of the editorial team.

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News

Health Information Week: changes ahead and call for new project team members

Health Information Week is changing! After consultation with stakeholders, we are moving Health Information Week to the third week of January each year. The next Health Information Week will take place from 20-26 January, 2025. What is Health Information Week? Health Information Week is a national, multi-sector campaign to promote high quality information. Previous examples

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Tracking Information Literacy Undercurrents in Public Libraries

Hi everyone – my name is Drew Feeney and I am the Public Libraries Representative for CILIP’s Information Literacy Group. I have almost twenty years’ experience working as a Librarian in the public sector in the west of Scotland, and I am currently also a PhD student at Edinburgh Napier University looking at the role

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Webinar

Register for Turning Points: Setting the Record Straight on LGBTQ+ History

The CILIP LGBTQ+ and Information Literacy Group networks would like to invite you to attend their upcoming free online event, Turning Points: Setting the Record Straight on LGBTQ+ History, taking place on Thursday 29 February, 13:00 – 14:00 (GMT). Big changes in rights and legislation around LGBTQ+ people always come with their share of challenges

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Writing about Information Literacy: JIL for New Professionals webinar

Back in November, Alison Hicks (Editor in chief) and Meg Westbury (Managing Editor) from the Journal of Information Literacy (JIL) kindly delivered a webinar for the ILG New Professionals Sub-Committee. The aim was to encourage new (and seasoned) professionals to dip their toes into writing for publication on IL topics and projects. Alison talked through

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